The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-23
THE CASE OF DIR. M'GLYNN.
His Friends Claim Archbishop Corrigan Has
Not Made Fair Statement of the Matter.

NEW YORK, Jan. 22-Rev DR.. McGlynn had
all his personal effects removed to-day from St
Stephens vestry to the house of his sister in
Harlem. A reporter called at the residence of
Dr. McGiynns sister and learned that the Doc
tor was not confined to his bed, but was kept IN
strict seclusion. Even the daily newspapers
were denied him, and the only information he
had regarding the dongs in the outer world he
obtained from his physician, DIR. Shrady. Dr.
Henry Carey, the treasurer of the McGlynn
fund, says the fund is increasing beyond his
most sanguine expectations.
The parishioners of ST. Stephens Church, as
far as could be learned by the reporter hold
that the statement published by Archbishop Cor
rigan in regard to Father McGlynn's case is not
a fair statement of the case. The fact is pointed
to that. while the Archbishop publishes in full
his letters to DR.. McGlynn. he appears to have
found it expedient to suppress portions of DR..
McGlynns letters. which said by friends of
the deposed pastor to be of vital Importance in
passing judgment upon the controversy.
Police Captain Ryan announces his intention
of having police 10 citizens dress at ST. Stephens
tomorrow precaution against any possible
disorder. A meeting of the parishioners is
called for Monday night, in the basement of the
church, but 1t is said the meeting will not be al
lowed to be held there by the present pastor
Father Donnelly.
DR. McGlynn. being still confined to his room,
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noon:
pending fuller statement which shall feel
called upon to make as soon as physically able, l
desire now to say that in the paper of Arch
bishop Corrigan published this morning, GER
tain letters and parts of letters essential
to the case are omitted. / did not
promise in 1882, to make moro Irish Land
League speeches. and when again censured, in
1885, for favoring the Irish revolution in speech
in behalf of the starving people of the west of
Ireland, made at the request of the united Irish
county associations did promise not to make
any more speeches on the Irish question, for
charity but did not bind myself by promise to
abstain for all time to come from public
speaking on political and social subjects. With
one exception-thas of my speech at the Chick
ering Hall meeting the reason for which
l explained at the time to the rchbishop-
have yielded obedience in all things even when
could not feel that obedience was rightfully
demanded, nor has my conduct. either toward the
thorities been of the defiant character which
the suppression of parts of my letter gives it,
gave to the Archbishop in that part of the
letter of Dec. 20 which he has not published good
reasons why l could not 60 to Rome.
Il have never retracted, nor, without doing
violence to my conscience, could | retract, my
firm conviction that God made the land for the
equal use of His children. and that laws which
| deny their birthright to the great majority of
men unjust and injurious. and ought to
be abolished. I am theologian enough
to know that the Catholic Church has never con-
demned this doctrine contrary to Catholic
truth. If the Pope teaching the universal
church, as the chief bishop thereof or, as the
term is, ex cathedra, thus defining what has
| been handed down from Christ and his apostles
| in the deposit of faith should declare that this
doctrInce Is contrary to Catholic faith,
should then, as Catholic, repudiate it. But
am also tneoogian enough to know what the
church teaches to the limitation of its power
of definition, and, therefore, to know that the
doctrine of the equality of human rights in land
can be more condemned by the church than
any other truth"